Long time Dodgers scout and snappy dresser Mike Brito died Thursday at the age of 87. He brought Fernando Valenzuela to the Dodgers:

“My heart is very heavy today,” Valenzuela, now a Spanish-language broadcaster for the Dodgers, said in a statement released by the team. “Mike was a great man and instrumental in my success as a baseball player on and off the field. No one loved the Dodger organization more than Mike and we will all miss him very much. My prayers go out to his wife, Rosario, and all of his family and friends.”

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My thoughts also go out to his family and friends.

Before the Dodgers reconfigured the area behind home plate to feature Mary Hart, Brito stood in a dugout area, nattily attired in a jacket, tie, and fedora to record pitch speeds with a radar gun. You can see him in this video of Valenzuela’s no hitter.

He was probably the most well-know non-uniformed member of the Dodgers.